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How’s al-Qaeda doing? You decide

If an analyst in al-Qaeda’s intelligence services or a journalist friendly to al-Qaeda were asked to compile a roundup of news stories from 2007 that supported his sympathies, here is

Do U.S. prisons in Iraq breed insurgents?

American officials have detained thousands of insurgents in the months since the surge of forces began this spring, in an effort that most agree has improved security in Iraq. But

2008: Year of weakness and confusion

In the United States, 2008 is a year of choices, with the presidential election campaign likely to further polarize the electorate. Luckily, the two contenders will emerge by late spring

Senior Qaeda Theologian Urges His Followers To End Their Jihad

One of Al Qaeda’s senior theologians is calling on his followers to end their military jihad and saying the attacks of September 11, 2001, were a "catastrophe for all Muslims.

Islamic Scholar’s Suit for a Visa Is Rejected

Saying the government had acted properly and for “bona fide” reasons, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit on Thursday that was brought last year by an Islamic scholar who

Calls for Lifting Gaza Siege Continue to Gain Steam

While the death toll of the blockade on Gaza Strip- since it was imposed last June- is increasing, the voices calling for lifting this brutal unjust and inhumane siege are

Real Estate Tax Workers Sit-in in 2nd Week, Falls in Egyptian Gov’t Deaf Ear

More than 10000 Egyptian real-estate taxmen have continued their sit-in front of the building of the Egyptian Cabinet for the second week in a row, while the Egyptian government did

Hamas Holds Huge Popular Festival Marking 20th Anniversary

Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas organized on Saturday, Dec, 15th, 2007, a huge popular festival, the biggest in Palestinian territories for decades according decades, to mark the twentieth anniversary of

Muslim Brotherhood Meetings

Journalists reveal, nearly everyday, reported meetings between officials in Western embassies to Cairo and Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders.